Most Endangered Properties :: The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation

Most Endangered
Historic Properties List

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The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation’s Most Endangered Historic Properties List has identified nearly 100 threatened sites since 1992. Although a listing won’t necessarily save a property or provide funding, it creates awareness and galvanizes communities to preserve their endangered sites. From schoolhouses and farms to breweries and rodeo grounds, the Most Endangered Historic Properties List spotlights historic places across the state threatened by demolition, neglect, lack of funds, inappropriate development, or insensitive public policy.

Past Sites Listed

City	Endangered Site	Year Listed	Year Removed/Result
Aberdeen	Finch Building	1992/1999	1999 – Demolished
Anacortes	Curtis Wharf	1992	1993 – Demolished
Anacortes	South Harbor Park Stack	2000	2001 -- Demolished
Anacortes	Packard House	2005	2007 Watch List Property
Bainbridge Island	Camp Yeomalt WPA Log Cabin	2005	2006 – In the Works
Bellevue	Puget Power Building	2005	2006 – Demolished
Bellingham	National Guard of Washington Armory	2006	2007 Watch List Property
Benton County	B Reactor, Hanford Site	2004	2007 Watch List Property
Bonney Lake	Kelley Farm	2006	2007 Watch List Property
Colville National Forest, Pend Oreille County	Outlet Creek Bridge	1993	1994 – Demolished
Concrete	Lone Star Cement Building	2006	2007 Watch List Property
Dayton	Dorsey Building	2004	2005 – SAVED
Dupont	Nisqually-Sequalitchew Historic District	1999	2002 – SAVED
Ellensburg	Kittitas County Rodeo & Fairgrounds/ Rodeo Grandstand	1997	1999 – SAVED
Ellensburg	Ellensburg Depot	2004	2007 Watch List Property
Endicott	Endicott School	1993	1994 – Demolished
Everett	Monte Cristo Hotel	1992	1993 – SAVED
Everett	Scottish Rite Temple & Hewitt Block	2001	2002 – Demolished
Everett	Snohomish County Courthouse	2002	2003 – SAVED
Everett	Collins Building	2004	2007 Watch List Property
Everett	Donovan District	2005	2006 – SAVED/Demolished
Everett	Howard S. Wright House	2006	2007 – In the Works
Horsethief Lake State Park	Tsagaglalal "She Who Watches" Petroglyph	1993	1993 – SAVED
Kent	Stephenson House	2006	2007 – Demolished
Kirkland	Rose Hill School	1993	1994 – Demolished
Lacey	Jacob Smith House	1996	1997 – SAVED
Lakewood	Fort Steilacoom	2006	2007 Watch List Property
Longview	Long Bell Sheds	1992	1992 – Demolished
Lopez Island	Camp Nor'wester	1996	1997 – Demolished
Mead	Five Mile Schoolhouse	2003	2004 – SAVED
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Snohomish County	Green Mountain Fire Lookout	1999	2001 – SAVED
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Whatcom County	Anderson-Bourn Cabin	2004	2005 – Burned 2007
Mount Rainier National Park	Sunrise Lodge	1992	1996 – SAVED
North Bend	Camp Waskowitz	2005	2006
Okanogan	Okanogan County Courthouse	1994	1995 – SAVED
Palouse	Powers Opera House	1993	1995 – Partially Demolished
Port Townsend	Bell Tower	1999	2002 – SAVED
Port Townsend	Jefferson County Courthouse	1999/2003/2004	2005 – In the Works
Port Townsend	Point Hudson	2003	2004 – In the Works
Port Townsend	Scout House	2004	2005 – Demolished
Ritzville	Old Ritzville High School	2003	2004 – In the Works
Roslyn	Roslyn Old City Hall & Library	2005	2006 – In the Works
Sammamish	Reard/Freed Farmstead	2001	2003 – Farmhouse SAVED; All outbuildings demolished
San Juan Island	Pearl Little Site	1995	2001 – SAVED
Seattle	S.S. San Mateo	1992	2003
Seattle	Temple de Hirsch	1992	1992 – Demolished
Seattle	First United Methodist Church	2003	2007 Watch List Property
Seattle	Schooner Wawona	2005	2007 – In the Works
Seattle	William O. McKay Ford	2005	2007 Watch List Property
Sequim	Hyer Farm	1994/2003	2004 – SAVED
Shelton	Shelton Gymnasium	2003	2005 – Demolished
Shoreline	Red Brick Road (Ronald Place North)	2005	2006 – Partially Destroyed
Snoqualmie	Snoqualmie Falls Lumber Company Power Plant	2005	2007 Watch List Property
Spokane	Holley-Mason Building	1992	1992 – SAVED
Spokane	Hutton Settlement	1994	1995 – SAVED
Spokane	Lewis & Clark High School Administration Building	1999	1999 – Demolished
Spokane	Rookery, Mohawk, & Merton Buildings	2003	2006 – Demolished
Spokane	Jensen-Byrd Building	2006	2007 Watch List Property
Spokane County	Dybdall Gristmill	1998	1999
Stanwood	Stanwood Brick Road	1997	2003
Steilacoom	Balch House	1993	1994 – SAVED
Steilacoom	Nathaniel Orr House	1996	1999 – SAVED
Tacoma	Pacific National Bank Building (Luzon Building)	1992